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Here is the current list of services where the service-names differ between the Freesat and ASTRA (BSkyB) networks:
nameDiffs.txt - Pastebin.com
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bill simpson: You do know the dish has to be precisely aimed at the satellite in order to receive a signal?
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Quentin Vole: We use tellies as monitors too.
On Windows XP, the displayed lines and text are at the level of single pixels - the dot on the letter 'i' is a single pixel. My 32 inch telly is too small for me to use at 1920x1080 so I use it at 1280x720.
Viewed at a distance of about four feet, we find a 42 inch (HD telly) is sufficient for use as a monitor at full HD resolution.
For an UHD panel to be equally readable, the pixels need to be the same size as in the 42 inch HD panel. Thus an 84 inch UHD panel would be required.
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Deutsche Welle reappears on ASTRA:
Comparing files List ASTRA 22-10-2015 16 59.txt and List ASTRA 26-10-2015 15 38.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
55118 1 0 55118 2095 2 11553H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
Deutsche Welle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We call it Dutch Welly here. I recall watching an item on it about Beko using the Grundig name. Tellies coming off the Beko production line were being tested by a female worker for duff connections by a hefty bash with a rubber mallet!
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Why is 'BBC One Wales HD' missing from BSkyB region 60 (BBC One Yorks/ITV1 Yorkshire East) in the 'HD Wales' bouquet but present in the same region in the 'DTH Wales' and 'Commercial Wales' bouquets?
Why is 'ITV Player' missing from Freesat region 62 (ITV1 Border Scotland) in the 'Scotland G2' bouquet but present in the same region in the 'Scotland HD' bouquet?
These are probably errors of omission in the Service Tables.
Having seen a few such reports of missing services, I thought it might be useful to upload the full regions dumps for the two networks, so here they are:
Download Freesat ASTRA 23-10-2015.7z from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way
(Microsoft Excel Worksheets)
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Not Deutsche Welle after all!
The 'new' channel 55118 detailed above, is in fact a copy of 'My Channel', probably for a transponder move, which just happened to be showing 'DW News', which it does twice daily.
BSkyB info:
My Channel - the essential guide to what's hot, what's not, what's happening and what's worth watching out for.
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Sparky: In addition to the advice offered by jb38, I would first tune to a channel with the lowest signal quality and adjust the dish so as to maximise hat quality.
Once the dish is optimally aligned, adjustment of LNB skew (rotation) and distance from the dish (focal point) may bring a further increase in quality.
In fact I would try adjustment of LNB skew first as that might be all that's needed.
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PBS America launches on Freesat:
Comparing files List Freesat 22-10-2015 16 59.txt and List Freesat 29-10-2015 16 22.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Bouquet Change
PBS America 1 17011 52225 2109 2 11307H 0 1 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 160
PBS America 1 17011 52225 2109 2 11307H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 160
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A tricky looking transponder move has occurred for PBS America on the BSkyB network.
Whoever executed this sequence has inadvertently carried over the encryption status.
Thus the FTA PBS America is now flagged as encrypted.
Comparing files List ASTRA 29-10-2015 16 22.txt and List ASTRA 30-10-2015 16 11.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Service ID Change
52225 1 1010 52225 2109 2 11307H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1016
52225 1 1010 5500 2109 2 11307H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1016
Renamed, EPG ID Change, Encryption Flag Change
52225 1 1010 52225 2109 2 11307H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1016
PBS America 1 5500 52225 2109 2 11307H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 534
Service ID Change, Transponder Move
PBS America 1 5500 5500 2021 2 12110H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 534
PBS America 1 5500 52225 2109 2 11307H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 534
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Thursday 22 October 2015 6:54PM
The Freesat data for PBS America is now valid.
Services are uniquely identified by three numbers: ONID TSID and SID.
Thus the NEW service '52225' on the ASTRA (BSkyB) network is called 'PBS America' on the Freesat network.
Comparing files List Freesat 20-10-2015 14 00.txt and List Freesat 22-10-2015 16 59.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Schedule Flag Change
PBS America 1 17011 52225 2109 2 11307H 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 160
PBS America 1 17011 52225 2109 2 11307H 0 1 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 160
Comparing files List ASTRA 20-10-2015 14 00.txt and List ASTRA 22-10-2015 16 59.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
52225 1 1010 52225 2109 2 11307H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1016